Product ReviewsLOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WSL Silver Computer Case With Side Panel Window
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 Rating: Review Date: 05/03/09  |
Cons: BAD PSU
Pros: Good Strong Case, Bright LED |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/08/09 |
Cons: i dont really like the blue
Pros: really nice design Comment:
Overall i like this case the only thing im not sure on is the blue led`s, im thinking about changing them |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/01/08 |
Cons: the led eyes in the front of the case burn out after a year and are impossible to replace.
Pros: 42.00 for a case and PSU wooooooooo hoooooo!!!! pleasant looking,roomy, great budget case. Comment:
Ive bought many of these cases.........i find them cheap yes but in price not quality. I have never bought one that ive ever had problems putting drives in or anything like that. They are roomy accomodating huge video cards and multiple drives. Even though the logisys 450 Psu isnt the greatest for a gaming computer it still will power most builders pcs quite well. This psu on average with onboard video will last 11/2-2 years. Throw a EVGA 9800GTX+ on it and youl be lucky to get 6 months. But its all common sense. For 42.00 this is a deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/04/08 |
Cons: no front fan vents..
Pros: shiny, roomy, cool design, beautiful paint job, awesome lights, flawless side window. Comment:
this case is perfect for the up and coming cheap custom computers. front lights are bright but are tolerable, front panel easily opens, fan looks sweet, nice and roomy you can fit you fingers in the tight spaces with no problem. |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/27/08 |
Cons: Plexi Glass (physically weak)
Pros: CheapSee through panelGiant plastic thumbscrews (easy to remove) Comment:
Great case, and really cheap too! Comes with a power supply, but i would really use it.... The case looks good, and has some LED's in it, plus you can always jazz it up with a few LED fans at the back! I have two of these in a room, and it really lights it up! The case comes at an unbeatable price of $55, and you just might be able to use the pricematch to your advantage ;)Although the case i just got has a giant crack on the plexi glass side, im hoping to get a new case, this time looking new! One great thing about this case is the side panel! When not cracked, you get to see the PC's guts, and, for my other PC, it looks amazing!!! Just remeber, if you are planning to get this case, get some more LED fans, and go nuts! |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/06/08 |
Cons: None...except you have to keep your case clean because of the window!
Pros: Solid case, nothing too flimsy in thereGreat power supply...this is my 3rd (first of this colour), 1 is years old, another is months old, no problems with any of them. Comment:
When building computers for people who want a "gaming" style, or just something with a little extra flair, this case is excellent. This is the third one I have used, the first two having been the black version of this very case...I've loved working inside every one of them, and haven't had any trouble at all! |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/15/08 |
Cons: USB 2.0 only is actually only 1.1, but it might just be my motherboard
Pros: Nice sleek look, very cost efficient, decent PSU Comment:
great case, everythings on it is a steal for the price, however, the front panel usb only works as 1.1 for me.... however it could just be my crappy ASrock motherboard |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/21/08 |
Cons: Maybe the powersupply?
Pros: Cool looking, blue light is not too bright. Comment:
Alot of people say the powersupply is weak etc etc... I havn't had any trouble yet. The case looks pretty good, very easy to open the side. Spot for extra fans. Great for budget! |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/19/08 |
Cons: Door opens the wrong way. Side fan very noisy.
Pros: Nice looking case. I wanted a side window, but didn't want to pay a lot. This was exactly what I wanted. Comment:
This is the second one I got. 1 black and 1 silver. Build quality is good. Very good for the price. I had to replace the side fans. They were way to noisy. Put coolermaster 80mm blue led fan in and managed to plug it into my motherboard. That way it's controled by cool and quiet. Way quiter, never gets up to full speed. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/17/08 |
Cons: cheap when you move the case around when your hard drives arent tightened but other wise sturdy.
Pros: Air flow If you put In 2 Big Fans Comment:
I Have Bought and Built 4 of these alredy heh heh...I have sucsessfully hooked 7 sata Internals inside and 4 DVD burners 1 is sata also The PSupply Is holding but that is the limit for this rig ok and you better make sure you evenly slit up the power or it will chirp and you will lose a drive. on this machine also i have 6 Externals & sound card & sound reactor cathode dual tubes and 2 big fans 2 raid cards vid card ...need i say more . Cheap and worth it $50 man Buy This Case ! And the bottom fan mount is cool too |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/12/08 |
Cons: The stupid design of the door on the front
Pros: Big inside, cheap and easy to install Comment:
This case is really great. easy install wit it. lots of space. Wish the hard drive braces turned to make hard drive installation easier. Also the dum door opens the wrong way and is very annoying. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/11/08 |
Cons: cheap plastic parts to it, .... can't complain much with that kind of price.
Pros: nice finish, power supply included, side window, pretty good front door Comment:
got this at the grand re-opening sale for like 30 bucks. it was a complete steal, i just needed a PS but the case was a bonus. still using that same ps today, works great, no complaints. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/31/08 |
Cons: Fan is quite loudNo tool less designFront panel I/O ports are behind the optical drive coverHard drives hard to put in with motherboard in placePSU is cheapMetal used to make case is thin
Pros: Dirt Cheap and includes a PSULights up brightReflective paintLooks decentReally lightNo sharp edgesGood airflowAcrylic side window Comment:
Not a bad case, even better because it was only $40 on sale. The hard drives are a bit of a pain to put in with the motherboard in place and the front panel is in a crappy spot, but other than that, this case is a very good budget case. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/10/08 |
Cons: Lights
Pros: PriceBuild IN PSU (easy) Comment:
I purchased this case for my parents, build quality is fine for the price, but hopefully that you can chose to plug or not those bright blue lights!. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/23/07 |
Cons: The only weakness that i find is that the door on the of the case shouldn't be there, i find that it would be alot more easier to get to the DVD writer of cd drive alot easier.
Pros: This tower case has a great sleek and stylish look, the side fan on the case is also quite quiet so its great for using anywhere and the blue LCD light on the side fan makes it even more enjoyable to use! Comment:
Over all i find that this case is great for business workers and all those gamers that are out there. If you are the type of person who uses the computer at night alot more than in the day then this tower case is perfect with its blue LED light thats not too dim nor not too bright for the night eyes. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/23/07 |
Cons: -front door piece swings the wrong way-side fan is a bit noisy-doesn't include 120mm fans-side panels are unnecessarily hard to remove-mounting a fan at the bottom is pretty useless
Pros: -looks good for what you pay for-includes PSU-blue LED lights-includes option to mount a fan in the bottom Comment:
I bought this for $19.99 at the Vancouver Reopening Sale.Very good price for what you get. But this is a $70 case retail price, so I'll rate this product accordingly.The case itself looks better in person than in the pictures. It's not very generic looking. The interior is a generic steel chassis frame.The rear enables 80mm,92mm,and 120mm fan mounting options. Although everyone should be using 120mm when space permits anyway.The front has no holes for air flow, so mouting a fan at the front will not produce much air and cannot be used as an intake.There is an option to mount an 80mm intake fan at the bottom of the case directly under the harddrive bay, but because the case feet only raises the case about 8mm, not much air flow will be generated.The biggest problem is that the front door swings the wrong way. Assuming the PC user would want the window-side panel to be facing them so they can see the interior of their case, you would want the front door to swing away from you so you can then access your optical drive. But no, the door swings toward you, making a barrier between you and your optical drive tray when it comes out.Personally, I find this a very big flaw for a $70 case. It makes me almost want to rip the door off.The PSU is a generic PSU, and having this case for only three days, I cannot comment about it. But it works and it is a bonus because it was included with the case. Anyone looking for a high-end rig should be purchasing an aftermarket PSU anyway.I am a happy customer because I purchased this for $20 on sale. But if I had to pay full price of $70, there is a lot of better cases for the same price. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/08/07 |
Cons: -Feels A Little Flimsy
Pros: -Price-Lots Of Room Comment:
Ok, I know this is a cheap case, but I had picked up a couple of the black versions for others in the barebones kits and liked them. So when this silver version went on sale I decided to pick one up for myself. I needed a replacement for my older case. I've had it for probably 7 years and who knows how many different components. The older one was so old that the front jacks didn't work because the case was made before USB 2.0 It is probably not for a power user and I plan on eventually getting a better one, but for now this does just great, especially for the price. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/05/07 |
Cons: Power supply- not enough plgs for accessories
Pros: Good price, looks awesome, roomy case Comment:
An Extemely Good value, need to upgrade powersupply to plug in an extra dvd rom. Lots of room for what ever you need to put inside. Very quiet fans. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/15/06 |
Cons: Scratched window and limited connections from the power supply
Pros: Nice looking with loads of room at a great price Comment:
I wasn't sure if I'd like this case but for my first from-the-ground-up build I figured the price was right.It seems sturdy enough, will provide plenty of room for extra cooling needed for overclocking and the power supply even has a SATA connector plus the blue LED's are a nice touch.When it arrived the window was scratched from the inside but this isn't much of an issue since it will be tucked away under my desk.One short coming is the limited number of molex connections coming from the power supply. Since I'll be adding a third hard drive and two more case fans I'll be upgrading the power supply, which has been performing flawlessly for nearly 3 days straight.You win some, you lose some when it comes to PSU's I guess.All in all a good tower with plenty of room but Logisys needs to be more careful during assembly. Maybe put the protective coating on both sides of the window. A small issue but I did pay good money for it so that'll knock off a star. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/18/06 |
Cons: window came scratched up (open box - my fault :
Pros: Sleek looking3 slots for fans blue fan right on the windowroomy Comment:
So far I'm pretty happy with the case. It looks pretty good, the price was great, and should be working for years to come. I must say, buying open box hardly seems worth it now. The window came scratched up, and that isn't ideal. For $40, though, what do you expect? |
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Rating: Review Date: 06/15/06 |
Cons: -not a great PSU, on my case the connectors from the front of the case were upside down
Pros: -good size, kind of stylish Comment:
A good case, but I wouldn't trust it for a gaming rig or anything extensive, but good for a casual computer user |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/29/06 |
Cons: cheap
Pros: comes with power supply and drive bays Comment:
got this for an old computer that i have around, set it up no with problems. run great, i wouldnt trust it with a new video card and serveral hdd's though. but i think most people setting up gameing comps know that all ready. |
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Rating: Review Date: 04/10/06 |
Cons: door is rather cheap
Pros: great case for the price. roomy, 3 slots for fans (120mm, 92mm, 80mm) looks pretty good even Comment:
I got this in silver for the computer i made for my unlce. I am used to buying much more expensive cases for my gaming rigs, but i must say i was impressed with this case. There is a decent amount of room, the lights on the front are stylish, as is the fan on the side (its rather silent too). The case has slots to put 120mm 92mm or 80mm fans (it has holes corresponding for each size) in the back, front, and even bottom in the front. The front door is rather cheap, the hinges aren't exactly real (you'll see what i mean if you get one) but they seem serviceable. They dont seem they would ever break under normal use because of this though. For the price I can't complain. Overall no other complaints about the case. For the fourty bucks he payed, its a great case, even for the gamer on a budget. |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/01/06 |
Cons: none
Pros: Awesome case for the low budget system. Comment:
Just got this case a week ago once they came back in stock, and just love it. My 1 year old loves it too because of the lights:) This case has lots of room. Lots of bays for drives. Nice blue fan right on the window. Good 450W PS. All types of screws you need. Only thing would suggest when buying this case is to get 4-pin Y power splitter, if running 2 ATA hard drives and 2 CD/DVD-ROMs. |
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Rating: Review Date: 02/23/06 |
Cons: None
Pros: Great Case, looks good, good power supply! Comment:
I have finally received all of my items that were orderded.The Case is very big, have enough of space and it looks great with the light I have add up in it. No problem with the power supply, the led fan on the side looks really good.I highly recommend this case if you dont have any choice and not a lot of money. 50$ Case( Good looking) + Power supply= Great Offer!!Good Job Ncix! ;) |
The case is actually good will always buy this. For the price you cant get better. A lot of expansion slots. Comes with 1 Fan very bright. The PSU I got was bad, never bothered to send it in for repair or anything at the end of the day its generic and most people would need a good PSU. So I just recommend getting a Brand Name PSU